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Flight Reliability

DL 5153 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5153 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 433 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(63 flights)
  • Tue88%(68 flights)
  • Wed71%(68 flights)
  • Thu99%(66 flights)
  • Fri80%(66 flights)
  • Sat66%(29 flights)
  • Sun83%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(67 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(114 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(92 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(52 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
Apr

Jun 77% → Apr 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%51
July 202587%60
August 202576%49
October 202576%38
December 202582%22
January 202685%48
February 202691%45
March 202682%56
April 202684%38
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
420
Months covered
11

Based on 433 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.